6,275 total nominations across all program streams
11% increase from 2020
4,470 Skilled Worker nominations across all program streams
82% of Skilled Worker nominees had a job or job offer at the time of nomination
38% of Skilled Worker nominees completed post-secondary education in Manitoba
6 Business nominations
73% decrease from 2020
$6.77 million invested in Manitoba by Business Investor nominees
28 jobs created/maintained in Manitoba
Stream
Applications Received
Nominations
Refusals
Total Processed*
Approval Rate
Skilled Worker in Manitoba
5,336
4,470
23
4,515
99%
International Education
505
310
4
314
99%
Skilled Worker Overseas
2,459
1,489
24
1,530
97%
Business Investor
33
6**
9
46
78%
Total
8,333
6,275
60
6,405
98%
*Total Processed includes applications that were withdrawn by the applicant.
**Due to the temporary-to-permanent (TR) model of the Entrepreneur Pathway (EP), the number of nominations differ from the number of approvals. EP applicants first receive an Approval in Principle and are then provided a work permit support letter. After the EP applicant has arrived in Manitoba on a work permit, invested in their intended business, and fulfilled the conditions in their Business Performance Agreement, they will then be nominated. There were 36 applications Approved in Principle in 2021.
With the Farm Investor Pathway (FIP), which is a direct nomination model with a Deposit Agreement, FIP applicants are approved and nominated, arrive in Manitoba as a permanent resident, then invest in their intended business.
2. Nominations by Connection to Manitoba
Connection
Nominations
% of Total
Approval Rate
Manitoba Graduate
2,058
33%
99%
Working in Manitoba
2,414
38%
99%
International Education
308
5%
97%
Skilled Worker Overseas
1,489
24%
98%
Business Investor
6*
0%
78%
Total
6,275
100%
98%
*Due to the temporary-to-permanent (TR) model of the Entrepreneur Pathway (EP), the number of nominations differ from the number of approvals. EP applicants first receive an Approval in Principle and are then provided a work permit support letter. After the EP applicant has arrived in Manitoba on a work permit, invested in their intended business, and fulfilled the conditions in their Business Performance Agreement, they will then be nominated. There were 36 applications Approved in Principle in 2021.
With the Farm Investor Pathway (FIP), which is a direct nomination model with a Deposit Agreement, FIP applicants are approved and nominated, arrive in Manitoba as a permanent resident, then invest in their intended business.
Provincial Nominee Details
3. Intended Destination in Manitoba
A. Skilled Worker Nominees
Intended Destination
Nominations
% of Nominees
Winnipeg
4,935
78.7%
Brandon
296
4.7%
Neepawa
187
3.0%
Steinbach
143
2.3%
Winkler
90
1.4%
Portage la Prairie
88
1.4%
Thompson
88
1.4%
Morden
72
1.1%
Selkirk
56
0.9%
Dauphin
37
0.6%
B. Business Nominees
In 2021, there were 6 Business Investor nominees from the Entrepreneur Pathway and Farm Investment Pathway. Those under the Entrepreneur Pathway were confirmed to have created a new business or acquired an existing business based on their Business Performance Agreement. Those under the Farm Pathway were directly nominated and have identified potential locations for their farming business. However, as no community received five or more BIS nominees and counts of fewer than five nominees are suppressed to protect nominee identity, Business Investor destinations are not listed here.
4. Principal Applicant Country of Citizenship
The MPNP issued nominations to citizens from 106 different countries in 2021; listed below are the top ten.
Country of Citizenship
Nominations
% of Total Nominations
India
3,509
62.3%
Nigeria
632
11.2%
China, People’s Republic
594
10.5%
Philippines
412
7.3%
Vietnam
88
1.6%
Bangladesh
84
1.5%
Hong Kong
62
1.1%
Korea, Republic of (South Korea)
55
1.0%
Pakistan
55
1.0%
Morocco
49
0.9%
Skilled Worker Nominee Details
5. Nominations by Occupation Category (NOC 2011)
Skill Type
Nominations
0 Management occupations
427
1 Business, finance and administration occupations
843
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
477
3 Health occupations
134
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services
302
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport
48
6 Sales and service occupations
2,526
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations
1,019
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations
77
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities
416
Total
6,269
6. Nominations by NOC Skill Level
NOC Skill Level
Nominations
0
427
A
616
B
2,486
C
1,851
D
889
Total
6,269
Business Nominee Details
7. Business Nominations by Sector (NAICS)
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code and Sector
Nominations
11 – Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
– –*
33 – Manufacturing
– –*
72 – Accommodation and food services
– –*
81 – Other services (except Public Administration)
– –*
Total
– –*
*Counts of fewer than five nominees have been suppressed and are reported as “– –” to protect the identities of those nominees.
8. Locations of Business Investments
City
Investments
Crystal City
1
Lockport
1
Niverville
1
Seven Sisters Falls
1
St. Andrews, R.M.
1
St. Claude
1
Winnipeg
11
Total
17
Additional Details
9. Processing Times
The MPNP assesses complete applications within 6 months. Applications which are not complete or with Expressions of Interest discrepancies may exceed this processing standard.
Overall Average
Stream
Approved Applications
Refused Applications
Overall Average
Skilled Worker in Manitoba
58 days
189 days
59 days
International Education
49 days
215 days
52 days
Skilled Worker Overseas
64 days
168 days
66 days
Business Investor
301 days
196 days
282 days
Average processing times are calculated based on date of submission to decision.
10. Expression of Interest Pool
33,238 Skilled Worker Expression of Interest (EOI) profiles submitted in 2021
10,954 Letters of Advice to Apply (LAAs) issued in 2021
23,395 active EOI profiles at the end of 2021
11. Francophone Nominations
Stream
Nominations
% of Total Nominations
Skilled Worker in Manitoba
26
0.4%
International Education
1
0.01%
Skilled Worker Overseas
143
2.3%
Total
170
2.7%
Note: Francophone nominees are counted as principal applicants who selected French as their preferred communication language with the MPNP.
5,657 total nominations across all program streams
17% increase from 2019
5,635 Skilled Worker nominations across all program streams
4,805 (85%) of Skilled Worker nominees had a job or job offer at the time of nomination
2,946 (61%) of Skilled Worker nominees completed post-secondary education in Manitoba
22 Business nominations
57% increase from 2019
$26.7 million invested in Manitoba by Business Investor nominees
28 jobs created/maintained in Manitoba
Stream
Applications Received
Nominations
Refusals
Total Processed*
Approval Rate
Skilled Worker in Manitoba
3,802
4,490
82
4,612
98%
Skilled Worker Overseas
519
1,145
338
1,496
77%
Business Investor
50
22**
12
46
92%
Total
4,371
5,657
432
6,154
92%
*Total Processed includes applications that were withdrawn by the applicant.
**Due to the temporary-to-permanent (TR) model of the Entrepreneur Pathway (EP), the number of nominations differ from the number of approvals. EP applicants first receive an Approval in Principle and are then provided a work permit support letter. After the EP applicant has arrived in Manitoba on a work permit, invested in their intended business, and fulfilled the conditions in their Business Performance Agreement, they will then be nominated.
With the Farm Investor Pathway (FIP), which is a direct nomination model with a Deposit Agreement, FIP applicants are approved and nominated, arrive in Manitoba as a permanent resident, then invest in their intended business.
2. Nominations by Connection to Manitoba
Connection
Nominations
% of Total
Approval Rate
Manitoba Graduate
2,475
44%
99%
Employment in Manitoba
1,597
28%
96%
Skilled Worker Overseas
1,145
20%
77%
International Education
418
7%
96%
Business Investor
22*
0.4%
92%
Total
4,830
100%
92%
*Due to the temporary-to-permanent (TR) model of the Entrepreneur Pathway (EP), the number of nominations differ from the number of approvals. EP applicants first receive an Approval in Principle and are then provided a work permit support letter. After the EP applicant has arrived in Manitoba on a work permit, invested in their intended business, and fulfilled the conditions in their Business Performance Agreement, they will then be nominated.
With the Farm Investor Pathway (FIP), which is a direct nomination model with a Deposit Agreement, FIP applicants are approved and nominated, arrive in Manitoba as a permanent resident, then invest in their intended business.
Provincial Nominee Details
3. Intended Destination in Manitoba
A. Skilled Worker Nominees
Intended Destination
Nominations
% of Nominees
Winnipeg
4,483
79.6%
Brandon
265
4.7%
Neepawa
115
2.0%
Steinbach
108
1.9%
Morden
86
1.5%
Thompson
70
1.2%
Selkirk
49
0.9%
Winkler
48
0.9%
Portage la Prairie
47
0.8%
Landmark
41
0.7%
B. Business Nominees
In 2020, 22 Business Investor nominees created a new business or acquired an existing business in a community outside of Winnipeg. However, as no community outside of Winnipeg received five or more BIS nominees and counts of fewer than five nominees are suppressed to protect nominee identity, Business Investor rural destinations are not listed here.
4. Principal Applicant Country of Citizenship
The MPNP issued nominations to citizens from 113 different countries in 2018; listed below are the top ten.
Country of Citizenship
Nominations
% of Total Nominations
India
2,584
45.9%
China, People’s Republic
869
15.4%
Nigeria
405
7.2%
The Philippines
337
6.0%
Brazil
138
2.4%
Vietnam
113
2.0%
Bangladesh
95
1.7%
Colombia
84
1.5%
Korea, Republic of (South Korea)
79
1.4%
Pakistan
68
1.2%
Skilled Worker Nominee Details
5. Nominations by Occupation Category (NOC 2016)
Skill Type
Nominations
0 Management occupations
429
1 Business, finance and administration occupations
885
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
505
3 Health occupations
97
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services
236
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport
64
6 Sales and service occupations
2,292
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations
778
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations
88
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities
261
6. Nominations by NOC Skill Level
NOC Skill Level
Nominations
0
429
A
601
B
2,583
C
1,396
D
626
Business Nominee Details
7. Business Nominations by Sector (NAICS)
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code and Sector
Nominations
11 – Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
10
31–33 – Manufacturing
– –*
44–45 – Retail trade
– –*
54 – Professional, scientific and technical services
– –*
72 – Accommodation and food services
7
Total
22
*Counts of fewer than five nominees have been suppressed and are reported as “– –” to protect the identities of those nominees.
Additional Details
8. Processing Times
The MPNP assesses complete applications within 6 months. Applications which are not complete or with Expressions of Interest discrepancies may exceed this processing standard.
Overall Average
Stream
Approved Applications
Refused Applications
Overall Average
Skilled Worker in Manitoba
81 days
185 days
83 days
Skilled Worker Overseas
165 days
327 days
202 days
Business Investor
196 days
219 days
205 days
Average processing times are calculated based on date of submission to decision.
9. Expression of Interest Pool
41,080 Skilled Worker EOI profiles submitted in 2020
12,717 Letters of Advice to Apply issued in 2020
21,859 active EOI profiles at the end of 2020
10. Francophone Nominations
Stream
Nominations
% of Total Nominations
Skilled Worker in Manitoba
50
0.9%
Skilled Worker Overseas
73
1.3%
Business Investor
0
0%
Total
123
2.2%
Note: Francophone nominees are counted as principal applicants who selected French as their preferred communication language with the MPNP.
4,830 total nominations across all program streams
7.8% decrease from 2018
4,816 Skilled Worker nominations across all program streams
3,231, or 67%, of nominees had a job or job offer when nominated
1,574, or 33%, of nominees completed post-secondary education in Manitoba
14 Business nominations
84% decrease from 2018 due to program renewal
Over $12 million invested in Manitoba by Business Investor nominees
32 jobs created/maintained in Manitoba
Stream
Applications Received
Nominations
Refusals
Total Processed*
Approval Rate
Skilled Worker in Manitoba
3,256
2,631
37
2,700
98%
Skilled Worker Overseas
3,054
2,185
541
2,823
77%
Business Investor
92
14**
9
25
27%
Total
6,402
4,830
587
5,548
87%
*Total Processed includes applications that were withdrawn by the applicant.
**Due to the temporary-to-permanent (TR) model of the Entrepreneur Pathway (EP), the number of nominations differ from the number of approvals. EP applicants first receive an Approval in Principle and are then provided a work permit support letter. After the EP applicant has arrived in Manitoba on a work permit, invested in their intended business, and fulfilled the conditions in their Business Performance Agreement, they will then be nominated.
With the Farm Investor Pathway (FIP), which is a direct nomination model with a Deposit Agreement, FIP applicants are approved and nominated, arrive in Manitoba as a permanent resident, then invest in their intended business.
2. Nominations by Connection to Manitoba
Connection
Nominations
% of Total
Approval Rate
Manitoba Graduate
1,574
33%
99%
Employment in Manitoba
867
18%
95%
Skilled Worker Overseas
2,185
45%
77%
International Education
190
4%
95%
Business Investor
14*
0%
61%
Total
4,830
100%
87%
*Due to the temporary-to-permanent (TR) model of the Entrepreneur Pathway (EP), the number of nominations differ from the number of approvals. EP applicants first receive an Approval in Principle and are then provided a work permit support letter. After the EP applicant has arrived in Manitoba on a work permit, invested in their intended business, and fulfilled the conditions in their Business Performance Agreement, they will then be nominated.
With the Farm Investor Pathway (FIP), which is a direct nomination model with a Deposit Agreement, FIP applicants are approved and nominated, arrive in Manitoba as a permanent resident, then invest in their intended business.
Provincial Nominee Details
3. Intended Destination in Manitoba
A. Skilled Worker Nominees
Intended Destination
Nominations
% of Nominees
Winnipeg
3,284
68.2%
Brandon
386
8.0%
Steinbach
163
3.4%
Neepawa
161
3.3%
Thompson
120
2.5%
Morden
89
1.8%
Winkler
83
1.7%
Selkirk
61
1.3%
Portage la Prairie
48
1.0%
Landmark
46
1.0%
B. Business Nominees
In 2019, 14 Business Investor nominees created a new business or acquired an existing business in a community outside of Winnipeg. However, as no community outside of Winnipeg received five or more BIS nominees and counts of fewer than five nominees are suppressed to protect nominee identity, Business Investor rural destinations are not listed here.
4. Principal Applicant Country of Citizenship
The MPNP issued nominations to citizens from 113 different countries in 2018; listed below are the top ten.
Country of Citizenship
Nominations
% of Total Nominations
India
1,770
36.8%
China, People’s Republic
616
12.8%
Nigeria
591
12.3%
The Philippines
511
10.6%
Brazil
125
2.6%
Pakistan
102
2.1%
Ukraine
88
1.8%
Korea, Republic of (South Korea)
72
1.5%
Algeria
65
1.3%
Vietnam
63
1.3%
Skilled Worker Nominee Details
5. Nominations by Occupation Category (NOC 2016)
Skill Type
Nominations
0 Management occupations
555
1 Business, finance and administration occupations
963
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
569
3 Health occupations
89
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services
221
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport
48
6 Sales and service occupations
1,368
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations
568
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations
98
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities
337
6. Nominations by NOC Skill Level
NOC Skill Level
Nominations
0
555
A
678
B
2,190
C
1,060
D
333
Business Nominee Details
7. Business Nominations by Sector (NAICS)
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code and Sector
Nominations
11 – Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
– –*
22 – Utilities
– –*
23 – Construction
– –*
32–33 – Manufacturing
– –*
44 – Retail trade
– –*
49 – Transportation and warehousing
– –*
51 – Information and cultural industries
– –*
53 – Real estate and rental and leasing
– –*
54 – Professional, scientific and technical services
– –*
81 – Other services (except public administration)
– –*
Total
14
*Counts of fewer than five nominees have been suppressed and are reported as “– –” to protect the identities of those nominees.
Additional Details
8. Processing Times
The MPNP assesses complete applications within 6 months. Applications which are not complete or with Expressions of Interest discrepancies may exceed this processing standard.
Overall Average
Stream
Approved Applications
Refused Applications
Overall Average
Skilled Worker in Manitoba
3.8 months
6.6 months
3.8 months
Skilled Worker Overseas
4.4 months
7.5 months
5.0 months
Business Investor
3.0 months
4.7 months
3.2 months
Average processing times are calculated based on date of submission to decision.
9. Expression of Interest Pool
29,046 Skilled Worker EOI profiles submitted in 2019
7,612 Letters of Advice to Apply issued in 2019
25,814 active EOI profiles at the end of 2019
10. Francophone Nominations
Stream
Nominations
% of Total Nominations
Skilled Worker in Manitoba
64
1.3%
Skilled Worker Overseas
126
2.6%
Business Investor
0
0%
Total
190
3.9%
Note: Francophone nominees are counted as principal applicants who selected French as their preferred communication language with the MPNP.
